For someone that grew up watching re-runs of 1950s, 1960s and 1970s situation comedies, westerns and cop shows, this audio CD is fun to listen to. Nowadays, theme songs seem to be a dying breed, with more and more television shows abandoning an opening and instead opting for nothing …

Dancing Queen is one of Abba’s most famous songs, and in my view that is absolutely fair. The band produced a good number of extremely fine tracks in their career, but Dancing Queen must surely be counted as one of the very best of them all. Right from the …

What You Do by Chrisette Michele Feat. Ne-Yo is a very lovely song and Chrisette Michele, with her powerful vocals, totally sweep me away with this song. What You Do is the title given and Ne-Yo adds a touch of class as well. It is just awesome …

While everybody is aware of the title track from the album EYE OF THE TIGER, it truly surprises me how many people i speak to that had no idea that it was actually the title of the band’s 1982 long player. This strikes me as odd because the album …

Hold Back is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their record Dirty Work. Dirty Work starts off with a pounding drum rhythm along with a guitar riff which isn’t quite as loud in the mix, but as it’s nothing all that special this isn’t a big …

Long before the fiasco of Milli Vanilli, producer Frank Farian gathered Liz Mitchell, Marcia Barrett, Maizie Williams and Bobby Farrell together to form Boney M. Boney M was one of the most prominent Euro Disco bands of the 1970’s and 1980’s, particularly in Britain. While Mitchell and Barrett did …

Darkshines is a track by Muse which appears on Origin Of Symmetry. Right from the introduction of the song, Darkshines has a very interesting tone not just because of the guitar lead which is playing but also the bass line which is something I recommend paying attention to here. …

“Just a Man” is a song by Faith No More. This appears as the 14th track on Faith No More’s album “King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime”. I find this song to be truly fantastic, considering that it isn’t even a single.
“Just a Man” has a very …

I recently just bought 2 CDs, which have a cultural mix to it, each costing between $19 - $23. I love different cultures and traditions all around the world, and it includes African and Latin music. The first CD is called Acoustic Africa. This CD features …

The Foo Fighters came about when the grunge band Nirvana ceased to be due to Kurt Cobain’s untimely death. I have always loved the Foo Fighters and the relationship to Nirvana has absolutely no bearing on my opinion of this cool band. I have seen them in concert as …

This song just came out as a single on itunes and it is currently free! When I saw this I freaked out, this has always been one of my favorite songs of Cody’s. I never actually heard it as a studio version before this song. I have only heard …

Niyaz is a fortunate discovery I stumbled upon when listening to random playlists on Pandora Internet Radio. After hearing the mystical new age song titled Ghazal, I decided to buy both the albums they released since 2005. The group consists of vocalist and dulcimer player Azam Ali (with Iranian …

Die By The Sword is a song by Slayer which appears on their first record Show No Mercy. The track starts off with a nice fast riff which is reinforced through a second guitar, drums, and bass before each instrument comes in for the main riff of the track. …

The first time that I remember hearing any song at all from the music group Icona Pop, was back when those commercials for the company “Shoe Dazzle” were just getting popular. I literally paused what I was doing just to see the shoes, and then found myself Googling the …

Fourplay back to release the album with the title “Yes, Please”. This album, very energetic and sensual. The spirit of every personnel to always bring something new, might be the cause. So, eleven jazz composition, eventually became part of this album. This album has a different theme, blues, funk, …

“Bound for the Floor” is a single by the Illinois band Local H. The song appeared on their debut album “As Good as Dead” and is by far their most popular song. “Bound for the Floor” reached the number 5 spot on Billboard Modern Rock.
Often considered “post grunge”, “Bound …

Jay-Z
“Dead Presidents”
Reasonable Doubt
Roc-A-Fella Records
Director: Abdul Malik Abbott
Jay-Z returned after his debut single and music video “In My Lifetime” about a year later with his very first album titled “Reasonable Doubt”. This is the first single and music video from that album, “Dead Presidents”. The song concerns the underworld of …

Overview —“ Broken, Beat, and Scarred, the third music video released by Metallica for their latest album, Death Magnetic, is a music video that is made up completely of live clips from concerts Metallica played throughout 2008 and 2009 on the World Magnetic Tour. After two pretty poor videos …

Shine On You Crazy Diamond is a song by the rock art band Pink Floyd. Shine On You Crazy Diamond was written a long time ago, and I came across this song when doing a little music history. I am a rock and roll fan, and I wanted to …

Valentimes Is Serious Times is a song by Sledding With Tigers and the final track on their third record, The Arrested Cats. Opening up with probably the most energetic sound the band has had on the entire record, Valentimes Is Serious Times seems to return the band to the …

While the artist might not have had many hits, this one certainly proves to be the most endearing of her discography. It’s a staple of any good 80s soundtrack and still has a punchy enough tune to get the toes tapping now.
For an eighties track, it’s all there. …

If you love music, as I do, you will regularly be hunting down not only brand new music, but looking for the older stuff, too. hey, I am not too proud to say that I own a turn table and can listen to actual records! A lot of my …

She’s My Best Friend is a song by The Velvet Underground which appears on their record VU. The track starts off with a traditional rock and roll rhythm with Doug Yule coming in with the lead vocals of the track with a decent melody but he seems to sort …

“Slaves of Pain” is the sixth song on the thrash masterpiece “Beneath the Remains” by Sepultura. In my personal and humble opinion, this is the best song on the entire album. This song alone showcases almost everything Sepultura has to offer at that point and time in their career. …

Soul Kitchen is a song by The Doors which appears on their self-titled debut record. The track opens up with an organ lead in the right channel of the track followed by a nice bass line in the left channel while the rest of the instruments come in right …

Alot of people for first guitars are picking up cheap imitational fender guitars all of which feature awful strings and a crap fretboard. The only reason they pick up is for there price of around 150 with a small sometimes battery powered amp.
If you are seriously looking into …

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have been country music’s number one couple for many years now. They are well known for their music separately, but have recorded some songs together. This is one of the most amazing love songs ever recorded by the pair or by anyone in country …

What a meaningful song. A song about doing anything for the person you love. “Yes I would die for you baby, I would catch a grenade for you.” This is a great song, awesome melody, catchy and just a great lesson to top all that off. Bruno Mars really …

Day N Nite (Nightmare ) is a song by Kid Cudi which appears on his debut record Man ON the Moon: The End Of Day. Opening up with a light synthesized intro along with Kid Cudi doing a little bit of vocal work to establish a rhythm, the first …

Perhaps the most common opinion, which circulates around the world about the AC / DC, says that the band has not changed since at least the death of the first singer Bon Scott. Considering that this death occurred twenty years ago, and that since that time the team …

If you’re a resident of Atlanta (or metro Atlanta) then you have probably heard of the event Sol Fusion which takes place on the 4th Friday of each month. Furthermore, if you’ve been lucky enough to attend one of these parties, then you’ll know who DJ Jamad is. …

Overview —“ A Matter Of Life And Death, Iron Maiden’s fourteenth effort and most recent album to date, is certainly one of Maiden’s most ambitious records where they certainly show off a lot of musicianship and excellent songwriting without worrying about track length at all. Just from looking at …

You’ve Got Her In Your Pocket is a song by the White Stripes which appears on their album Elephant. Opening up with an acoustic guitar pattern, Jack White comes in with a delicate and gentle vocal delivery for his first vocal delivery in the track. I should mention right …

Whole Lotta Love is a track by Led Zeppelin which appears on Led Zeppelin II. Page’s main guitar riff on this song has become extremely well known and it’s a good riff as well so there’s good reason for this. When you look for a track to start an …

Overview —“ Trust, the lead-off song of Megadeth’s seventh record, Cryptic Writings, is a video and song that I remember being praised and gaining a lot of airplay on MTV so I’m curious to see if I agree with that opinion. I’ll admit that the albums between Countdown To …

Down is a joint collaboration of Phil Anselmo, Pepper Keenan, Kirk Windstein, Rex Brown, and Jimmy Bower.The musicians took a break from their musical commitments back in 1995 to record a pivotal record that would shape the musical landscape for years to come.The elements of the album were forged …

Christmas Cheers CD of Connie Francis is already out of production. I’ve been looking for it in the market because my previous file has been lost but could not find any new releases. Nevertheless I am thankful I found MP3 download of this very same CD …

Let Me Sing Your Blues Away is a song by The Grateful Dead which appears on their record Wake Of The Flood. The track starts off with in a very energetic fashion thanks to an opening saxophone solo being prominent throughout the intro and first bits of this song. …

When it comes to writing the perfect pop hook in this day and age I really don’t think it gets any better than the outlandish Lady Gaga. Even without the unforgettable video, this song has this perfect ability to straddle bizarre and mainstream so expertly your not sure …

Garden of Serenity by David & Steve Gordon is one of the few relaxing audio CDs that I did not enjoy. The reason I did not find this CD to be as relaxing or as peaceful is because the nature sounds on this CD are really much too loud …

El Manana is a follow up song to feel Good Inc. both released by Gorillaz on the CD entitled “Demon Days” The songs and video coincide with each other and follows each other in both the release dates and on the CD.
El Manana which is Spanish means “Tomorrow” and …

Overview —“ Master Of Reality, Black Sabbath’s third shows the band continuing on with the extremely innovative metal sound that they developed on their self titled record and on Paranoid, but now they’re also including more melodic and acoustic songs, a sign of musical development. And for anyone thinking, …

Devil’s Dance is a track by Metallica which appears on their second half of the double-record, Reload. I will be honest and admit that for the most part, I don’t like too many of the tracks on either Load or Reload, but I will say that I believe Devil’s …

Sheryl Crow’s sixth studio album, Detours, reflects globally and on Crow herself. Crow’s lyrics are maternal, religious, hopeful and at times political. Spaced between them are monotonous “oh”s and “yeah yeah yeah”s (good example in “Gasoline”). Disappointingly, this album does not show Crow’s powerful, playful vocals made her a …

This was Ghost Peeps first album - one maybe two people heard. Oh and myself. The production quality is not as good as it could be but that only adds to some of the charm. This 8 song set only last 19 minutes and in that time we hear …

Billy’s Christmas Wish by Red Sovine is one of the few Christmas songs that makes me want to cry every time I hear it because of how it talks about a poor boy that has run away. This song is about a boy who’s dad is in jail and …

Martha My Dear is a song by The Beatles which appears on their self-titled record, otherwise known as The White Album. The track starts off with a nice piano rhythm which has a very playful and lighthearted sound in my opinion, a sound which goes with McCartney’s voice I’d …

I was looking for a wedding song for my cousin because she asked me to do so. I just love music so my cousin relied on me in which song could be appropriate for her wedding reception.
Then I searched the internet. I just want to find good songs with …

TV Casualty is a song by The Misfits which appears on their record Static Age. The track opens up with a rhythm that I would basically describe as cruising, those who have heard the song probably have some understanding as to what I mean by this. The track has …

Oh, My Pregnant Head is a song by The Flaming Lips and the third song on their album Transmissions From The Satellite Heart. Returning to a more melodic sound, the track opens up with a somewhat relaxing tone which Coyne really reinforces when he comes in with the vocals. …